Day: October 31, 2022

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EMGA Secures US$ 20M Debt Finance for Costa Rica’s Banco Improsa

LONDON, Oct. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Emerging Markets Global Advisory LLP (EMGA) for the second time working with Banco Improsa, secures this US$20M facility from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) – AECID (advised by COFIDES). Commenting on the transaction, Felix Alpizar, General Manager of BANCO IMPROSA, said: “Banco Improsa is very honored to be […]

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Deloitte Global Selects Joe Ucuzoglu as Next Global CEO; Deloitte Global CEO Punit Renjen Announces Retirement After Record Growth

NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (Deloitte Global) Board today announced the selection of Joe Ucuzoglu as Deloitte Global CEO, subject to a ratification vote by Deloitte member firm partners. Ucuzoglu has been the CEO of Deloitte US since 2019. Deloitte operates in 150 countries with more than 415,000 […]

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287 killed in recent tribal conflict in Sudan’s Blue Nile State: official

A total of 287 people were killed and 239 injured in the recent tribal conflict in Sudan’s southeastern Blue Nile State, a local official said yesterday. Health Minister of Blue Nile State Jamal Nasir said in a statement that forensic medicine teams would determine the causes of deaths of a number of burnt bodies to see whether they had suffered

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Man shot dead after grabbing woman’s handbag

A man died after he was allegedly shot by a member of the City Police after grabbing a woman’s handbag in Windhoek’s Greenwell Matongo residential area on Sunday. The weekend crime report issued by the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) on Sunday said the incident occurred around 03h30 in Josephina Street. The victim, whose age is unknown, died on the spot.

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Diesel price to increase

The Ministry of Mines and Energy has announced an increase in diesel prices by 198 cents per litre, effective at 00h01 on 02 November 2022. In a media statement made available to Nampa on Monday, the ministry said the international oil market continues to expect a huge fall in oil demands amid strong signs of poor performance across many economies.

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Police bust alleged drug dealers in weekend operation

Four Namibian men aged between 19 and 44 were arrested on Friday for the alleged possession of drugs worth N.dollars 21 000 at Aranos during a police search. A crime report issued on Sunday by the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) indicated that the men were found with 80 bags of cannabis weighing 100 grams each, 120 full mandrax tablets and

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Geingob extends condolences to South Korea

President Hage Geingob has expressed his condolences to South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol, following the death of over 150 people in Seoul on Saturday. In his message of condolences issued by the Presidency on Monday, Geingob said Namibia joins the people of South Korea in mourning the lives lost in the tragic incident, where over 150 people died as a

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Pawel Lopatka Joins Customertimes as Strategic Portfolio Leader

NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Customertimes, an international leader in digital solutions and a global Salesforce integration and implementation partner, announced today that veteran IT executive Pawel Lopatka has joined the company as Strategic Portfolio Leader. Mr. Lopatka brings a broad suite of skills and strategic expertise to his new role. He is […]

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Conagen’s fermentation platform expands on promising novel forms of vitamin K2

Bedford, Mass., Oct. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Biotech innovator, Conagen announced the development of its fermentation-derived vitamin K2 – a high-purity all-trans menaquinone-7 (MK-7).  This is the first molecule from a proprietary platform for producing novel, pure, long-chain menaquinone forms of the vitamin. The platform enables low-cost manufacturing and yields high-quality products, making it […]

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G20 Health Ministers Meeting Delivers Six Key Actions for the Upcoming Leaders’ Summit

BALI, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin closed G20 Second Health Ministerial Meeting in Bali, 28 October 2022. This meeting is the culmination of G20 discussions about strengthening the global health architecture and strengthening pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. While current geopolitical tension had been widely reflected over the three […]

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Hisense a dévoilé son premier réfrigérateur H750FSB-IDS en Afrique du Sud

LE CAP, Afrique du Sud, 31 octobre 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Hisense, l’une des principales marques mondiales d’appareils électroménagers et d’électronique grand public, a lancé un nouveau réfrigérateur intelligent haut de gamme doté de caractéristiques impressionnantes en Afrique du Sud. La première révélation du produit H750FSB-IDS a été dévoilée chez House & Home à Menlyn Mall, Pretoria, le 26 octobre. La […]

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